Dandong travel guide

See

• North Korean Border
• Yalu River Broken Bridge
• Memorial of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea
• Hushan Great Wall
• Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge
• Jinjiangshan Park
• Andong Old Street
• New Yalu River Bridge
• Yalu River Park
• Yalu River Art Museum
• Moon Island

Eat

The town, because of the location, has a lot of Korean restaurants with most congregating on the street facing the river. There are also a few North Korean restaurants in town, owned by the North Korean government and with North Korean waitresses, which are recognisable by the Chinese and North Korean flags over the entrances. There are also restaurants run by ethnic Koreans, not part of the North Korean government, that serve Korean food. A good dish to try would be bibimbap (石锅拌饭) or ginseng chicken (人参鸡), which consists of a whole chicken immersed in piping hot ginseng broth. Korean-style cold noodles (朝鲜冷面), is also widely available to cater to the North Korean expatriates living here.

Drink

There is a beer garden down near Yueliang island (right across the small bridge)that gets a lot of foot traffic but closes early. Be sure to try the local Daxiangjiao soft drink, a clear, banana flavored soft drink typically sold in green glass bottles.

Stay safe

While Dandong is generally safe, avoid filming any North Koreans you might encounter without their explicit permission. The North Koreans here tend to be very touchy about being filmed, and will be accompanied by plainclothes minders who will seize your phone and force you to delete all the videos if you get caught.